Monk's Café Flemish Sour Ale | Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.

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Appearance: This beer poured a reddish brown with a huge fluffy tan head. Lacing present throughout

Smell: Wonderful smell of tart, dark cherries and wood.

Taste: Nice sweet, tart and sour taste of cherries. Starts off sweet and dives into a nice sourness. Has a nice oakiness which helps cut the sourness. Also has nice hints of citrus. The sweet and sour is balanced well.

Mouthfeel: Heavy mouthfeel with high carbonation.

Overall: Fantastic sour in my opinion. Nice too sour but rather well balanced with the sweetness.

Appearance is a clear, dark, reddish amber that has a nice two finger tan head that falls quickly to a covering with a lot of residual lacing. There is a considerable amount of carbonation rising from my Duvel tulip. A light swirl brings a thick cover to the top.
The smell is tart, lactic & cherries.
The taste is sour, tart cherries.
Mouthfeel is crisp and dry with a lot of carbonation.
Drinkability is very good in my opinion.

I like the style and I like this beer. I could easily drink three or four and enjoy each.

Taste of Sweet and Sour sauce , oak barrel aged funk and vinegar are most prominent. Raspberry and Cherry dark fruit flavors. This has both sides of the spectrum on sweet and sour, both almost equally noticeable. After some time, the vinegar taste is more pronounced.

Strong carbonation and a light mouthfeel, I was happy to have had this one for what I thought to be a reasonable price for sour. 3.99 for a 11.2 oz bottle in afterthought isn't a steal but it is a welcome addition to what I have been able to find in the category of sours which mostly only appear in Wine size bottles of a liter plus.

An enjoyable Flemish Sour Ale that can be enjoyed in sips. The sour funk is only slightly negative on my palate. I would appreciate a slightly cleaner taste.

Flavor is a near perfect blend of sweet and sour notes; musty orchard fruit, sweet balsalmic vinegar, tart cherries, and a nice winey oak spice note. As it warms a steely minerality comes into play. Not overy complex but very tastey.